Updating the BIOS
Flash memory simplifies distributing BIOS upgrades. If you need a new version of BIOS, you can download the BIOS update from the Technical Support web site and install the new version from a diskette.
To update the BIOS
1.Enter Setup by pressing F1 when prompted during startup.
2.Write down the settings for each of parameters. (At the end of the BIOS update process, you will reset the parameters back to the values you recorded.)
3.Exit the Setup utility program.
4.Log onto the internet.
5.Download the correct BIOS file from the Technical Support web site.
6.Uncompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded, and copy the contents onto a bootable diskette.
7.Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS files into drive A, and restart the system with the diskette in the drive. The Setup utility program starts.
8.Press ENTER to go to the Main menu.
9.Select Update Flash Memory From a File and press ENTER.
10.Select Update System BIOS.
11.Press TAB to select the file name and press ENTER.
The system warns you that BIOS is about to be changed and asks you to confirm the BIOS version.
12.Press ENTER.
13.Once the BIOS files have been loaded, remove the diskette from drive A and press ENTER at the prompt to restart the system.
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